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Originally Posted by Noah930
There are two Mulhollands. Mulholland Drive runs between the 101 (Cahuenga Pass) and just a little bit west of the 405 (Sepulveda Pass). It's almost all residential. This is the Mulholland of underground racing lore, particularly the tarmac between Laurel Canyon (really Skyline) and Coldwater Canyon, as there were no houses along that stretch. (I did a pre-dawn run along The Racecourse this morning!)
There's also Mulholland Highway, which runs from Calabasas (Topanga) all the way out to the ocean (PCH). Far fewer houses, more rural. I think that part is more scenic. You can reach upper double-digit (and near triple digit) speeds out there. But what we really enjoyed driving were all the canyons off Mulholland (Decker, Encinal, Las Tunas, Stunt, Piuma, etc), as they were tighter and more technically-challenging and less LEO-patrolled.
In between Mul Dr and Mul Hwy is "Dirt Mul." It's a fire road. You can't drive a car the entire length (just up to the Nike Missile Base by the top of Hayvenhurst & Mul), but you can hike/mtn bike it.
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Don't forget Latigo.
To get to the end of Mulholland you have to take a right at the fork in the road with Encinal, then do some meandering in the Route 23/Westlake Blvd. area. That last bit is the the twistiest other than the Snake. If you take Route 23 to Westlake Blvd. you can hop on Upper Potrero to Reino to Lower Potrero. You go through Hidden Valley where they film lots of car commercials (actually, they film all over the Santa Monicas) and head down a very steep and tight but short canyon past CSU Channel Islands and into Camarillo.
My favorites in no particular order:
Mulholland from Kanan to Las Virgines/Malibu Canyon
Latigo Canyon
Piuma+Shueren (connects with Stunt, Rambla Pacifica, and Tuna Canyon)
Potrero
The best part is they are all very close. Potrero goes through my backyard. If you hike to the top of the hills behind my parents' house you can see Hidden Valley.
I love So Cal so much.
